List of contributions
List of contributions paid by inhabitants of Aphrodito, drawn up by a certain Dioscoros, undoubtedly the protocometes of this name. Belongs to the archive of Dioscoros.
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Account of public tax payments made through Dioskoros TM 19014Aphrodites kome (Antaiopolites)VI Century AD (AD 506-07 ?)
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An account of public taxes for the 15th indiction drawn up by Dioskoros son of Psimanobet, the village headman of Aphrodito, listing payments in carats made through various people (Phoibammon, Menas, Dios, Ioannes and others). A second column records wheat and other dues.
In English machine translation
[column 1]
Account of public taxes and payment schedule of the 15th indiction
through Dioskoros son of Psimanobet, on behalf of various names:
through Phoibammon, 18 1/2 carats
through Menas, 15 1/2 carats
through the same, 6 1/4 carats
on behalf of Dioskoros, through the miller (?), 15 carats
through Menas, 9 1/2 carats
through Phoibammon, 20 carats
through Menas, 20 carats
on behalf of Dioskoros, through Psan, 10 carats
through Sophia, 16 carats
[…]obe, 18 carats
[…]ios, 7 carats
through Phoibammon, 9 1/2 1/4 carats
Account […] of public taxes and payment schedule through Dioskoros
[…] thus, 112 carats …
[…] carats
[…] 1/2 carats
[column 2]
wheat 48 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/16 artabas, thryitis 1/2 1/8 artaba, trees 2 … carats
on behalf of Dioskoros, through Dios, 17 carats
through Menas, 6 1/2 carats
through the same, 16 carats
through Phoibammon, 17 carats
through the same, 17 carats
through Ioannes, 5 1/2 1/4 carats
on behalf of Dioskoros, through Dios, 17 carats
through Menas, 8 1/2 carats
on behalf of Dioskoros, through Ioannes, 8 1/2 carats
through Menas, 4 1/2 carats
through Phoibammon, 1 1/8 carats
on behalf of Dioskoros, through Dios, 4 1/3 carats
Carats (keratia) were fractions of the gold solidus (24 to the solidus) used as a money of account. Thryitis is a type of wheat-like grain; 'trees' refers to a tax on orchard or tree land.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Liste de contributions). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
p.cair.masp.1.67059
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